wipo battle

Red card for Liverpool FC cyber squatter

News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo) ruled that businessman Andrew Hetherington had no claims over the domain, which it said he registered in 'bad faith'. Hetherington said he registered the domain for a planned clothing venture to...

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[08 Apr 2002]

The Bloor Perspective: Concorde and conferencing, that IPR retreat and Xbox lessons

Comment Through its work, WIPO plays an important role in enhancing the quality and enjoyment of life and helps create real wealth for nations. WIPO is an international organisation dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit.

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[10 Nov 2003]

Kevin Spacey loses kevinspacey.com

News The decision is unusual in that most recent cases of this kind - especially those administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) - have gone the way of the 'brand' owner. But Burgar's supporters say he is quite right to defend...

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[28 Nov 2001]

Alcoholics Anonymous loses web battle

News The site hosts chat rooms and message boards for discussion of AA-related issues - but the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) decided AA had failed to prove the site was being run in bad faith.

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[10 Jan 2002]

Robbie Williams triumphs in cyber squatting row

News The UN World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) said Taylor had no legitimate claim to the domain and said his actions appeared to be aimed solely at provoking Williams. Pop star Robbie Williams has won a custody battle for the...

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[19 Aug 2002]

Websites unite to make legal protests Easy

News The EasyGroup is understood to have sent lawyers letters warning off another 30 or more sites, although the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) which rules on domain name conflicts has turned down all of EasyGroup's protests so far.

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[09 Nov 2000]

Virgin loses battle with pornographer

News However a WIPO panel disagreed, saying the site was registered two years before Virgin decided to launch its v.mail service, and that Virgin has no registered trademark covering Virginmail. The decision was made by the UN-funded World Intellectual...

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[02 Nov 2001]